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Weekend Service Impacts

• Route 2 will be rerouted off a portion of E Union Street and Seneca Street east of Boren Avenue on Saturday, June 21 due to the Pride Pull-A-Palooza event;
• Route 8 to Seattle Center will be rerouted off Martin Luther King Jr Way S between S McClellan Street and S Walker Street from Saturday, June 21 to Sunday, June 22 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily due to construction;
• Routes 31 and 32 will have stop #18660 W Nickerson Street & Jesse Avenue W (Westbound) closed Saturday, June 21 to Sunday, June 22 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily due to construction;
• Route 165 will be rerouted off Veterans Drive from Saturday, June 21 at 10 a.m. to Monday, June 23 at 5 a.m. due to construction;
• Route ST 554 will be rerouted off S Jackson Street and Rainier Avenue S from Friday, June 20 at 9 a.m. to Monday, June 23 at 5 a.m. due to construction;
• Routes 31, 32, 40 and 62 will be rerouted in the Fremont area, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 21 during the Fremont Solstice Parade;
• Valley Shuttle will have stop #64360 SE Redmond-Fall City Road & 337th Place SE (Westbound) closed beginning Saturday, June 21;

Full information available on our Service Advisories page. 

Service Reminders

• Take transit to all your sporting and community events in Seattle. Metro and Link light rail serve riders heading to T-Mobile Park, Husky Stadium, Lumen Field, and Climate Pledge Arena;
  
  • FC Internaziole Milano v Urawa Red Diamonds will have a match at noon on Saturday at Lumen Field;
  • The Seattle Storm will play at the Climate Pledge Arena at 7 p.m. on Friday and at 4 p.m. on Sunday;
  • Check out all the Pride events happening this month across the county; 
• Water Taxi started the new summer sailing schedule on Saturday, April 12 with the return of late-night weekend service to West Seattle;
• Seattle Center Monorail will operate normal hours this weekend. The Monorail will depart approximately every 10 minutes;
• Riders can use Text for Departures by texting their stop number to 62550 to get next departure times;
• Remember, it's free and easy to sign up for email or text alerts about King County Metro service. Alerts can be tailored to your favorite route(s).

Metro News

• Major weekend travel disruptions June 21-22: Downtown transit tunnel closure, ‘Revive I-5,’ Solstice events, Club World Cup soccer

• More Metro bus service starting June 21

• Ride transit to the FIFA Men’s Club World Cup

• King County and state lawmakers partner to keep Vashon Water Taxi midday service

Major weekend travel disruptions June 21-22: Downtown transit tunnel closure, ‘Revive I-5,’ Solstice events, Club World Cup soccer

Please plan for additional travel time this weekend due to major highway construction, popular community and sporting events, and Link light rail repair work in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel.

Transit is a key alternative to avoid driving in congestion caused by weekend lane closures on northbound I-5 in Seattle across the Ship Canal Bridge, but with an asterisk: Emergency repair work in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel on Saturday and Sunday means no Link light rail 1 Line service between Capitol Hill and SODO stations.

How to navigate a challenging travel weekend?

Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel closure

• Sound Transit is closing the 1 Line stations in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel for emergency rail replacement June 21 and 22. Trains will operate every 15 minutes between Lynnwood and Capitol Hill stations, and between SODO and Angle Lake stations.
• Free shuttle buses will be available outside of 1 Line stations between SODO and Capitol Hill station during the repairs. Shuttle stops are outside the closed stations at Capitol Hill, Westlake, Symphony, Pioneer Square, International District and SODO stations.
• UPDATE – Keep your Link 1 Line paper ticket: If you are transferring from Link to Metro or Sound Transit buses, show your Link 1 Line ticket to the driver or fare enforcement as your proof of payment on June 21-22.
• What buses can I ride? Several existing Metro and Sound Transit routes have bus stops outside of the 1 Line stations and can carry you through downtown Seattle.
• First Hill Streetcar: A streetcar will be added to First Hill service, connecting riders from Capitol Hill Station to Pioneer Square. Streetcars will operate every 12 minutes on Saturday, and every 15 to 20 minutes on Sunday.
• King County Metro’s Trip Planner can help you pick the fastest route for your trip.
• Real-time information might show inaccurate bus arrival estimates.
• Ambassadors available: Sound Transit will help riders navigate the changes at some affected 1 Line stations during the disruption.

Interstate 5 Ship Canal bridge – two northbound lane closures

• Prepare for major traffic congestion on I-5 and parallel city streets. I-5 will be reduced to two northbound between State Route 520 and Northeast 45^th Street from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, rain or shine. The I-5 express lanes will be northbound all weekend.
• If the weather cooperates, crews will be able to stripe the freeway into two lanes. However, striping work cannot be done during rain. The inability to stripe would mean a 1,000-foot section of the freeway would have to be reduced to one lane for the weekend.
• If you must drive, consider avoiding the backups and instead use Interstate 405 or SR 99, but expect traffic volumes to be heavier there, too.
• Up-to-date travel information is available via the WSDOT mobile app, the real-time travel map, or by signing up for 

  email updates and alerts.

Major weekend events

• FIFA Men’s Club World Cup: Saturday, June 21, noon. FC Internazionale Milano vs Urawa Red Diamonds

• Fremont Solstice Parade: Saturday, June 21, 1 p.m. Routes 31, 32, 40 and 62 affected. See details in our Service Advisories webpage.
• Fremont Fair: Saturday, June 21, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Sunday, June 22, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

More Metro bus service starting June 21

We’re ramping up bus service on the Eastside this week, adding more trips on evenings and weekends, and launching a new peak service connecting Bothell, Woodinville and Duvall. These improvements deliver the added service riders asked for during outreach and surveys as part of the East Link Connections project.

Service rolls out Saturday, June 21, Sunday, June 22, and Monday, June 23, and updated timetables will be posted online.

• Route 204 (Mercer Island): Metro will launch all-new Sunday service, providing 10 round trips and matching the number of trips provided on Saturdays. Riders can request off-route trips in the DART service areas northeast of I-90 and on the south end of the island.
• Route 930 (Kirkland, Redmond): we’re adding evening trips to create steady hourly service from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends. Riders can request off-route trips in the Route 930 DART service areas along Willows Road.
• New Route 931 (Bothell, Woodinville, Cottage Lake, Duvall): A reinstated and revised weekday peak-only DART route will run every 30 minutes from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. This route builds on past transit connections between UW Bothell, downtown Woodinville and Cottage Lake, with a new extension to Duvall. Riders can request off-route trips in the Route 931 DART service areas in Bothell and Duvall. Reservations can be made via phone (1-866-261-3278), TTY (1-800-246-1646) or online form.

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The added service was approved by the King County Council as part of the larger East Link Connections project, which better connects communities and Sound Transit’s growing 2 Line service between Bellevue and Redmond. The 2 Line serves 10 stations with added service and expansion across Lake Washington coming in 2026.

Even more Metro service is scheduled to launch Aug. 30 and will be announced later this summer. Visit our webpage to learn more about Metro’s East Link Connections plans coming in 2025 and 2026.

Ride transit to the FIFA Men’s Club World Cup

Some of the best professional football (soccer) clubs in the world—including Seattle Sounders FC—are coming to Lumen Field in their quest for the FIFA Men’s Club World Cup.

Avoid the chance of missing any of the action by getting there on transit.

The Bus

Metro will also deploy additional buses to help fans get home after the matches. There will be more service to support post-match rides south, north and east on Metro Route 150, RapidRide lines D and E, and Sound Transit Routes 545, 550 and 554.

The Water Taxi King County Water Taxi will have special post-match service to West Seattle from Pier 50 for the two night matches. If you’re coming from West Seattle to watch, Internazionale Milano meet CA River Plate on Wednesday, June 25, the sailings will be at 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.  Learn more on our website, where you can pick the date to see the complete schedule for the West Seattle Water Taxi for that day.

The Sounder and Link light rail

If you’re coming from south King County or north Seattle, Link light rail is an awesome connection to Lumen. Link will bring you from Lynnwood to a short dribble, walk, roll or scoot to the stadium! Metro has routes that will connect you to the light rail stops along the 1 Line.

There will also be additional service on the Link light rail 1 line to support post-match travel from Lumen field.

Sound Transit is running special Sounder trains for five of the six matches.  

Please check out the Sound Transit website for a complete list of additional and available services for each game. 

King County and state lawmakers partner to keep Vashon Water Taxi midday service

As King County Water Taxi midday sailings to Vashon Island approach their first anniversary, King County secured needed funding from the state Legislature to continue the service.

Midday service to Vashon Island on the King County Water Taxi will continue at least through June 2027. The necessary funding for these year-round, weekday voyages was secured as part of the state transportation budget adopted on May 20.

The introduction of the first-ever midday Vashon Water Taxi sailings last year led to a 55% increase in ridership from July through December 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. Vashon midday sailings average 3,500 riders a month.

“Continuing these in-demand midday sailings to Vashon is a win for island residents and visitors alike,” said King County Executive Shannon Braddock. “I applaud the collaboration across our region and our state to make this happen.”

Learn more on the Metro Matters blog.

Metro is hiring transit operators (bus drivers) and trades professionals to keep the region moving. Visit kingcounty.gov/MetroCareers to learn more.